Where does “catechism” come from?
Catechism comes from Late Latin catechismus, from Ancient Greek κατηχισμός, derived from the verb κατηχίζω meaning to instruct orally, from κατηχέω combining κατά with ἠχή meaning sound.
catechism (English): A book, in question and answer form, summarizing...
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- A book, in question and answer form, summarizing...
Ancestry of “catechism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | catechismus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κατηχισμός | katēkhismos |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κατηχίζω | I instruct orally; to catechize |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατήχησις | oral instruction; instruction by word of mouth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατηχέω | to resound; to teach by word of mouth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κᾰτᾰ- | fully; down; denoting motion downwards |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
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